kokale

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Tocharian B

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *kuk(ä)le (whence also Tocharian A kukäl), from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, a form of *kʷel- (to turn) (compare klutk- (to turn)). Cognate with English wheel, Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos), Lithuanian kaklas (neck), etc.

Noun

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kokale m

  1. wagon, cart
    Synonym: *amäkṣa
    Ṣem kautāte koklentse waiptār pwenta käskānte.
    The wagon's axle broke and the spokes were hurled apart.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kokale”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 214